# Bert (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bert/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | “bright” |
| Pronunciation | /bɝt/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 34,242 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 33,585 / 657 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 126, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Shortened version of Bertrand, Albert, Bertram, Robert, Herbert, Gilbert or any name containing the Germanic element bert/berht/beraht/brecht "bright".

## What it means

Bert is grouped under light.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 5 | 4,403 |
| 1940 | 7 | 3,536 |
| 1941 | 11 | 2,683 |
| 1942 | 8 | 3,475 |
| 1944 | 9 | 3,159 |
| 1947 | 7 | 4,387 |
| 1948 | 6 | 4,712 |
| 1950 | 7 | 4,356 |
| 1951 | 6 | 4,889 |
| 1954 | 8 | 4,308 |
| 1955 | 5 | 5,902 |
| 1956 | 10 | 3,935 |
| 1957 | 5 | 6,155 |
| 1959 | 7 | 5,078 |
| 1960 | 5 | 6,453 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 7,576 |
| 2012 | 11 | 7,119 |
| 2013 | 9 | 8,190 |
| 2014 | 17 | 5,276 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,720 |
| 2016 | 14 | 6,083 |
| 2017 | 10 | 7,636 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7,181 |
| 2019 | 19 | 4,985 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8,163 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9,856 |
| 2022 | 12 | 6,880 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9,025 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8,395 |
| 2025 | 6 | 10,866 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,020 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,335 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,011 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2,728 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2,682 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,320 |
| 2023 | 5 | 3,523 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## In other languages

- Dutch: Bert
- Finnish: Pertti
- German: Bert
- Portuguese: Beto
- Swedish: Bert

## People named Bert

- Bert Sakmann, German biologist and physician (1991 Nobel Prize)
- Bert van Marwijk, Dutch football manager (born 1952)
- Bert Trautmann, German association football player and coach (1923-2013)
- Bert Ira Gordon, American filmmaker (1922–2023)
- Bert Hellinger, catholic priest and psychotherapist (1925–2019)
- Bert Lahr, American actor (1895–1967)
- Bert Williams, English footballer (1920-2014)
- Bert-Jan Lindeman, Dutch road racing cyclist
- Bert Williams, American comedian and actor (1874–1922)
- Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer and manager
- Bert Roach, actor (1891-1971)
- Bert Remsen, American film actor and casting director (1925-1999)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.